This morning, I had the pleasure of listening to a powerful conversation between the Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal and Alex Rubinstein who spoke with the National Endowment for Democracy’s Communications director Leslie Aun. The call occured because Ms. Aun disapproved of several Grayzone articles characterizing the NED as “a CIA cutout” and requested the call to clarify her claims that this was a mis-characterization. What followed was a delightful smackdown of reality by the two Grayzone journalists who had both a mountain of facts and brains at their disposal to deploy into the conversation
I have referred your work to every young and older person I can. I don't know how you both do it. My thanks.
Any word on fires in southeast Quebec being reported on by Dutchsinsi? Not sure what to believe but hearing people in Massachusetts state that they can smell them.
Many thanks for your work. I did want to bring to your attention this particular excerpt from your article. You wrote:
[Speaking more candidly than usual, NED President David Ignatius said in 1991 “a lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA”.]
In re-reading David Ignatius' 1991 Washington Post article, (see link below) it would appear that the aforementioned quote was actually attributed to Allen Weinstein, founder of the Center for Democracy.
["A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA," agrees Weinstein. The biggest difference is that when such activities are done overtly, the flap potential is close to zero. Openness is its own protection.]
If you talk to a British person in casual conversation they are proud that the British government had outlawed slavery in the early 1800s and it took America so much longer to do so (and with so much more difficulty). Why did the British government outlaw it if it was integral to their economic model?
(Apologies if this is integrated somewhere in your posts but I haven't been able to find it)
I'll ask again- do you happen to have any knowledge as to any role the National Endowment for Democracy may have played in manufacturing those infamous images of people dropping dead in the street in Wuhan in 2020?
Do you also have any information on who operates the South Morning Chinese Post newspaper out of Hong Kong? I have always suspected this to be a UK/US intelligence/propaganda outlet.
One thing I want to know is how you feel about the CCP reeducation camp manuals in Xinjiang. Michael Senger's book on China (Snake Oil) prints the terrifying CCP reeducation manual language. This was also totally in line with the material in Red Azalea and many other eyewitness accounts I have now experienced. Taken from the 2019 NY Times expose, the language was particularly frightening in the light of the covert-1984 plandemic. I am especially concerned about the mind virus reeducation language that the Chinese use on dissidents, claiming they have to be locked up so they don't "infect their families" with bad thoughts et al.
I have read and seen the testimony of Falun Gong survivors.
Although you are no doubt right about the intervention of western imperialist agencies, that does not change the facts about the problems of Chinese totalitarianism and genocide.
I have noticed a lot of well-intentioned anti-western imperialism people making too many excuses for Chinese totalitarianism. There is no need to soft-pedal communist abuses of power when criticizing western abuses.
I learned of your work from Tom O'Keefe, whose character and standards I consider of the highest. Please consider these comments in this light.
What’s interesting about this supranational oligarchy fraud are the actual people who do the work for these costumed barbarians who haven’t really thought much about the truth like Leslie Aun.
Max Blumenthall recognized she meant well and I’d say is now most likely is without a job.
A deeper propaganda by falsehood isn’t imaginable by most until the mirror on the wall begins to cracks with its deep corruption.
Great article, Matt, and loved this Grayzone phone call! The part where Alex explains to Leslie that what she's calling democracy is actually the definition of a coup d'etat is priceless! My read is that she's truly this naive, a do-gooder mouthpiece who can give a pretty face to violent gov't overthrows. What do you think?
I have referred your work to every young and older person I can. I don't know how you both do it. My thanks.
Any word on fires in southeast Quebec being reported on by Dutchsinsi? Not sure what to believe but hearing people in Massachusetts state that they can smell them.
Fantastic work Matt and kudos to Grayzone too
Matt:
Many thanks for your work. I did want to bring to your attention this particular excerpt from your article. You wrote:
[Speaking more candidly than usual, NED President David Ignatius said in 1991 “a lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA”.]
In re-reading David Ignatius' 1991 Washington Post article, (see link below) it would appear that the aforementioned quote was actually attributed to Allen Weinstein, founder of the Center for Democracy.
["A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA," agrees Weinstein. The biggest difference is that when such activities are done overtly, the flap potential is close to zero. Openness is its own protection.]
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/09/22/innocence-abroad-the-new-world-of-spyless-coups/92bb989a-de6e-4bb8-99b9-462c76b59a16/)
Additionally, I don't think David Ignatius was ever the President of NED. Carl Gershman was the President of NED from its founding in 1984 until 2021.
Very interesting narrative!
Can you please address one question:
If you talk to a British person in casual conversation they are proud that the British government had outlawed slavery in the early 1800s and it took America so much longer to do so (and with so much more difficulty). Why did the British government outlaw it if it was integral to their economic model?
(Apologies if this is integrated somewhere in your posts but I haven't been able to find it)
Not been to China, but nor have you explained what Senger got wrong. Falun Gong explanation? L
I'll ask again- do you happen to have any knowledge as to any role the National Endowment for Democracy may have played in manufacturing those infamous images of people dropping dead in the street in Wuhan in 2020?
Do you also have any information on who operates the South Morning Chinese Post newspaper out of Hong Kong? I have always suspected this to be a UK/US intelligence/propaganda outlet.
Dear Matthew,
One thing I want to know is how you feel about the CCP reeducation camp manuals in Xinjiang. Michael Senger's book on China (Snake Oil) prints the terrifying CCP reeducation manual language. This was also totally in line with the material in Red Azalea and many other eyewitness accounts I have now experienced. Taken from the 2019 NY Times expose, the language was particularly frightening in the light of the covert-1984 plandemic. I am especially concerned about the mind virus reeducation language that the Chinese use on dissidents, claiming they have to be locked up so they don't "infect their families" with bad thoughts et al.
I have read and seen the testimony of Falun Gong survivors.
Although you are no doubt right about the intervention of western imperialist agencies, that does not change the facts about the problems of Chinese totalitarianism and genocide.
I have noticed a lot of well-intentioned anti-western imperialism people making too many excuses for Chinese totalitarianism. There is no need to soft-pedal communist abuses of power when criticizing western abuses.
I learned of your work from Tom O'Keefe, whose character and standards I consider of the highest. Please consider these comments in this light.
Leland
What’s interesting about this supranational oligarchy fraud are the actual people who do the work for these costumed barbarians who haven’t really thought much about the truth like Leslie Aun.
Max Blumenthall recognized she meant well and I’d say is now most likely is without a job.
A deeper propaganda by falsehood isn’t imaginable by most until the mirror on the wall begins to cracks with its deep corruption.
How embarrassing!
Spoiler Alert:
This Movie Doesn't End
Until After They Get The Young People
To Kill Their Own Parents.
Or At Least Turn Them In
.
Great article, Matt, and loved this Grayzone phone call! The part where Alex explains to Leslie that what she's calling democracy is actually the definition of a coup d'etat is priceless! My read is that she's truly this naive, a do-gooder mouthpiece who can give a pretty face to violent gov't overthrows. What do you think?